The Orca

The Orca is a copper and silver ionisation system for the control of Legionella, Pseudomonas and other disease causing bacteria in water systems.There are three different Orca models to choose from and the model specified will be dependant upon the use case, the sites water consumption and a site survey carried out by a qualified ProEconomy engineer.

The Orca

The Orca is a copper and silver ionisation system for the control of Legionella, Pseudomonas and other disease causing bacteria in water systems.There are three different Orca models to choose from and the model specified will be dependant upon the use case, the sites water consumption and a site survey carried out by a qualified ProEconomy engineer.

KB1

The KB1 is our leading model that can treat up to 100 litres per minute. It utilises our latest touchscreen technology and is compatible with our latest self-adjusting pods. It also has data-downloading functionality and so can be used with Tetras.

KB2

The KB2 is our medium-sized model. It runs from 100 - 250 litres per minute and uses a 6-pod manifold made up of 5 coper pods and 1 silver pod. It also comes with our latest touchscreen displays and is designed to work with our self-adjusting pods. Data downloading functionality is built into the system, as is descaling software and Modbus BMS.

KB3

The KB3 is our largest unit. Being modular, it can come with any configuration of 6-pod manifolds to match the water flow rate. We have, for example, KB3s that run at 300 litres per minute using only two 6-pod manifolds, but have fitted systems that cope easily with 700 litres per minute.

KB+

Tetras

Tetras is ProEconomy's cloud-based water management system that is simplifying the way you manage your water risk.

One of our City and Guilds accredited samplers will sample your site's water and add the sample results to an easy to use, accessible cloud based water system free of charge. Here you can trend sample results over time, view pod transactions, create custom alerts and analyse individual sample results. There's even the option to download your results into Excel spreadsheets, while our client relations team are on-hand to answer any queries.

In this way, Tetras gives you full, transparent access to your individual sample details and site-wide results so any water issues are detected and treated before contamination occurs

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)

These bacteria are widely found in the environment, particularly in moist habitats, and have been isolated from tap water. There are over 120 types of NTM, about a third of which may be associated with illness in humans, causing problems in lungs, lymph glands, skin, wounds and bone. Human disease is believed to be acquired from environmental exposures rather than from people or animals. Unfortunately, incidence of NTM-associated conditions is believed to be increasing. One of the main bacteria of this type, Mycobacterium avium, is known to be susceptible to copper and silver ionisation.

“In summary, copper/silver ion concentrations of 0.1/0.01±0.8/0.08mg/l achieved 99.9% kill of M. avium. However, M. avium was more resistant to the bactericidal effects of copper/silver ions than Legionella, requiring 100 times greater exposure time to achieve comparable kill in vitro.”

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

This multi-drug resistant organism is an increasing problem globally in healthcare environments. It has been found colonising taps/tap water, sinks/sink traps, showers, hydrotherapy pools, ice-makers, disinfectant solutions, haemodialysers, nebuliser chambers, humidifier reservoirs, bronchoscopes and ventilator circuits, and, to make control even more difficult, it's a biofilm former. Although we most commonly associate it with respiratory problems, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has also been implicated in a range of other serious conditions such as septicaemia. There's evidence that copper-silver ionisation inactivates both biofilm-based and free-living forms of this microbe.

Fungi

After a copper-silver ionisation system was installed in their hospital, staff in the Infectious Diseases department noticed that the number of consultations regarding fungal infections dropped markedly. The resulting study comparing sixteen health centres (9 with CSI systems, 7 without), shows that the presence of fungi in ionised water samples was much lower (29% compared to 77%), especially in cold water systems (14% and 88%). Furthermore, the greater reductions can be seen in fungi such as yeasts that have been related to hospital-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients. This was supported by a second study in 2013 that found a reduction of more than 40% in fungi after ionisation.

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